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Crossroads Open House for Fall 2018 Enrollment
Are you interested in returning to school? Are you a transfer student with previous course work completed at another college? Are you a first-time freshman? If so, then consider Crossroads for Fall 2018 and enroll in one of our 5 Bachelor of Science programs. Attend...
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Grace Relations Part 3: “Grace Relations in the 21st Century” (1 min, 11 seconds)
"Grace Relations in the 21st Century" (1 min, 11 seconds)
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Grace Relations Part 2: Division and Unity (1 min, 11 seconds)
Dr. Charles Ware on Grace Relations as a solution to division in the world (1min, 11 seconds) (Part 2 of 3)
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Answers For Women Conference 2018
Race, Grace, and the Gospel with Dr. Charles Ware and Dr. Georgia Purdom. Find the original blog on the Answers in Genesis...
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Grace Relations
Dr. Charles Ware on "Grace Relations (1min, 15 seconds) (Part 1 of 3)
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“Grace (Not Race) Relations” – Dr. Ware at the Creation Museum
Check out the article posted on the Answers in Genesis Blog: https://answersingenesis.org/racism/grace-not-race-relations/
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and My Ultimate Loyalty to the King of Kings
As I reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the heated conversations concerning remarks President Trump reportedly made during an immigration policy debate, I am focusing upon the King of Kings whom I serve above all! Dr. King lived and died seeking to help...
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My Entrusted Life
January is Sanctity of Human Life Month. We begin to understand the sanctity of human life when we realize all humanity has been created in the image of God. As God’s image-bearers, we realize the dignity and worth of human life. More than that we recognize we are...
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Morality and Grace Relations
Although the Alabama election is behind us, the responses to the accusations and allegations against Roy Moore revealed more than an unsurprising rift between the political parties. The responses exposed the need for the role of morality in this type of discussion....
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‘Tis The Stock Giving Season
Most of us have worthy causes in mind for year-end giving, but it can be challenging to leverage our gift for the greatest impact and biggest tax advantage. Perhaps you could just write a check. However, with the stock market at an all-time high, that might not be the...
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Crossroads Bible College Approved
We are pleased to announce that Crossroads Bible College has been recognized as a certified training center by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC)! What does this mean? It simply means that ACBC, one of the most reputable biblical counseling...
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Justification by Faith: The Essence of Christianity
BY JIM BRANDYBERRY Justification is simply defined as the acceptance with which God receives us into His favor as righteous men and women. In other words, justification involves right standing with God. What subject could be more vital? Representative Scriptures from...
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Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Africa – 2017 Convention
In 2017 ACBC Africa hosted its third annual conference in Pretoria, Gauteng at Lynnwood Baptist Church. The topic for the conference was Racism: When Colour Divides. During the conference all sessions were recorded and are available below: Wayne Mack: The Ultimate...
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“Temple Typology” Article by Dr. Piotrowski
“Whatever You Ask” for the Missionary Purposes of the Eschatological Temple: Quotation and Typology in Mark 11–12 Nicholas G. Piotrowski The beginning of the Gospel of Mark anticipates—right away—that the narrative will climax at the Jerusalem temple. This “gospel” of...
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Another 911: The Economic Plight of Urban Neighborhoods
Is Anybody Out There Listening By Hosea Baxter, Crossroads Bible College Professor There is a host of sirens going off across the city. But like any sound that warns of doom, once it is ignored, people return to their...
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Gratitude and Grace
Gratitude and Grace A Word from Theron St. who is a Crossroads Bible College graduate and current adjunct instructor. One of the most powerful verses God has impressed upon my heart lately is Romans 6:23. The Scripture says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the...
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The Heart of a Christian Admissions Professional
A Word from the CBC Team: Today's post is by Annetta Coleman. She is our Director of Admissions and Retention at Crossroads Bible College. The demands of being a Christian admissions professional can be quite...
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Benefits of a Bible College Education
As I sat in my first college class, I remember thinking I did not belong in a large room of great minds. The same thought crossed my mind when I sat in my first graduate class. Uncertainty engulfed my every thought. The...
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Our Prodigal Son
We are all familiar to some degree with the story of the “Prodigal Son.” “…the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country…” Luke 15:30. The biblical account gives the details of this young man in Luke 15:13-24. I am sure that we all have...
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How May I Serve You?
We are most like Christ when we are serving others. Serving others is the last thing on the minds of this “Me-First” generation. We are always looking for people to serve us and our needs. How can you and...
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2017 Graduation Photos Now Available
Crossroads Bible College 2017 Graduation Photos are Now Available at https://fotosbycheri.net/2017cbcgrad. These coupon codes are always valid for Crossroads galleries: cbc10 10% off $30 cbc15 15% off $50 cbc20 20% off $70 Valid until June 10, 2017...
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Called to Change Lives through Christ’s Changeless Truth
A Word from the CBC Team: We welcome Dr. Mang to our team as an Adjunct Professor. You can get to know him through his bio and through today’s blog post. Hre Mang, Th.M., Ph.D.: Hre is an adjunct professor who teaches a leadership course at Crossroads Bible College....
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Finding a Biblical Counselor
Finding a biblical counselor who will minister God’s truth to you in Christ’s love is important. When we, or a family member, friend, or church member is hurting, we want to be ministered to by someone who knows how to relate Christ’s grace and truth to people in...
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Moody Radio with Dr. Ware: The Importance of Black History Month.
Dr. Ware at Fellowship Missionary Church
Dr. Ware's Sermon at Fellowship Missionary Church
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The Death of the Dreamers
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: Today’s blog post is the second in a series of posts by Crossroads Bible College faculty and staff for Black History Month. Read the first post in this series—by Dr. Bob Kellemen—at Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard to Love....
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Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard To Love
A Word from Bob: Today’s post on Black History Month is excerpted from my book, Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care. To learn more and to read a free sample chapter visit Beyond the Suffering. Today’s post is the first of a...
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"Prayer" – Dr. Ware Preaches on Matthew 6
"Prayer" Dr. Ware's Chapel Message from Matthew chapter 6. Delivered at Crossroads Bible College on 1/23/17
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Moody Radio Interview: Dr. Ware Speaks on Race Relations, MLK Day
Moody Radio interviews Dr. Charles Ware on Martin Luther King Junior day. Listen to his talk on Race relations here.
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16 Top Biblical Counseling Books of 2016
If you are a counselor, pastor, student, one-another minister, small group leader, or spiritual friend, you want to know the most helpful books about the personal ministry of the Word— using God’s Word for helping hurting people. Here, in alphabetical order, are the...
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God Is Faithful—Trust Him
The statement God Is Faithful—Trust Him is the theme on the bulletin board that I pass every day here at work. Every day it is a gentle reminder from my Heavenly Father to continue to “trust Him.” I have walked for many years with the Lord, and He has shown...
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Crossroads Welcomes Verity College to Our Campus
We are excited to announce that Crossroads Bible College has invited Verity College Education to partner with us beginning in January 2017. Verity will move their base of operations in Indianapolis to CBC’s main campus location next month. Who Is Verity? Verity was...
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What Is Holistic Urban Ministry?
I remember being raised in the inner-city. Like so many others, life was difficult for families, intact or not. Perhaps urban life can best be described by Stevie Wonder in 1973, in his song, Living for the City . While the song describes some of the realities that...
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“That Word Above All Earthly Powers…”
“That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them abideth. The Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth.” My last blog was called “What was the Reformation?” At the end of October, I also preached a sermon at my church on the Reformation...
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Fulfilling My Purpose
In 2007, Tony Dungy became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl and in 2016 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is a winner, but winning is not his purpose. “I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I’ve...
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Thank You!
I have the privilege of teaching a course on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling. In the first class, I like to learn about the students. This time I asked the students to tell me something they liked about Crossroads Bible College. Here are some of their answers: I...
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Thankful for Relationships I Do Not Deserve (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
Salvation I am thankful for the mercy and grace God has given me over my sixty-six-year journey on Earth! I am most thankful for the mercy and grace extended to me at my salvation! It was March of 1968 when two believers, who were by the providence of God white, came...
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Racial Reconciliation: One Race One Blood Interview on In the Market with Janet Parshall
Dr. Charles Ware to Be Interviewed on In the Market with Janet Parshall Please pray for Dr. Charles Ware as he is interviewed by Janet Parshall about his book One Race One Blood. His heart is burdened for the racial tensions in our world today. He will be...
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Book Review: "Marry Wisely, Marry Well" by Ernie Baker
As an unmarried young adult who one day hopes to be married, I have found it difficult to find biblical resources which equip singles to take steps to prepare for marriage even before they enter into a relationship. In a culture that puts so much stock into sexuality,...
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Dr. A. Charles Ware to Speak on Racial Reconcilation at Hamilton Hills Baptist Church
Prayer Opportunity Dr. A. Charles Ware will speak on racial reconciliation at Hamilton Hills Baptist Church in Fishers, IN, this Sunday, November 20, 2016. www.hamiltonhills.org From the Heart Dr. Ware shares from his heart: "I often feel like my voice makes...
read morePolice and Citizens: Building Trust through Healthy Communication
Crossroads Bible College is passionate about engaging the political, cultural, and racial tensions within our community. We are putting feet to our passion by inviting the community to join a community forum at Crossroads with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police...
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What was the Reformation?
A Word from Your CBC Team: This blog post is re-posted with permission from northsideindy.wordpress.com. How It All Began On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther fired the first shot of the Reformation by announcing his famous “95 Theses” to the world that challenged the...
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Grief Turned to Hope
One-Day Seminar Emmanuel Baptist Church of Toledo, Ohio, was blessed this September to have Dr. Bob Kellemen present a one-day seminar on God's Healing for Life's Losses. Dr. Kellemen serves as the Vice President of Institutional Development and Chair of the...
read moreThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Side of Shepherding
I have been in pastoral ministry for nearly 18 years. I started my role as a pastor in youth ministry. I worked part-time at a church and then had a full-time job in the marketplace selling steel and managing projects while in seminary. I learned early that...
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Two Biblical Compass Points for Parakaletic Counseling for Suffering
Helping Hurting People can Feel like a Maze! Robert Kellemen, Th.M., Ph.D. Chair of the Biblical Counseling and Equipping Department of Crossroads Bible College brings us two compass points to assist us in helping others in their time of need. [media-downloader...
read moreHope and Help When You’re Hurting
When you or your family members are grieving over one of life’s many losses, where can you turn for hope and help? God’s Healing for Life’s Losses On Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo,...
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One Race One Blood: Dr. Charles Ware with Chris Brooks on Worldview, Unity, and Making a Difference
One Race One Blood As racial struggles continue to divide our country, how can individual believers enhance the unity of our communities? What philosophical dynamics keep us apart? Dr. Charles Ware, president of Crossroads Bible College joins Chris Brooks to discuss...
read moreReaching Them in Our Own Backyard: Muslims in America
The Mission Field Has Come to Our Home In my mind, I take a flashback to the early 1970s, but I still feel like I am in the present. If you’re not careful, you will find yourself doing what many of us did when the Jehovah’s Witnesses knocked on our door beforehand...
read moreCultivating Wisdom in a Christian Workplace
This summer I had the opportunity to attend the NACCAP 2016 Conference. The theme of this conference was “Cultivating Wisdom—Bringing Life to Knowledge” and the conference was for Enrollment Management professionals. Although...
read moreHelp Us, Lord—We Can’t Fix Our Marriage!
A Word from Your CBC Team: We are excited to announce the publication of Help Us, Lord—We Can’t Fix Our Marriage! This new book is authored by Dr. Erskine Dodson, former professor and Department Chair of Pastoral Studies and Urban Ministries at Crossroads, and the...
read moreOffice of the President: Staff Updates
Dear Friends of Crossroads Bible College, Your friendship, prayers, and investment in Crossroads is a bright light for me during a dark time in our country’s history. The political dysfunction, threat of violence, and racial tensions in our country would be alarming...
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Dr. Ware's Challenge to Incoming Students At Crossroads Bible College
Dr. Ware's New Student Address. August 10, 2016
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Racial Reconciliation Panel – Bethel Church Gary Campus 07.31.16
Racial Reconciliation Panel - Bethel Church Gary Campus 07.31.16 from Bethel Church on...
read moreVirtuoso, Virtually: Christopher Parkening Visits Crossroads Bible College
A Word from Your CBC Team: This blog post by Christopher Mann, adjunct professor at CBC Fort Wayne, is re-posted with permission from christophermann.com. Parkening’s Influence “Eric Clapton didn’t start playing guitar until he was 18.” In the fall of 1986, that was...
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Book Review: "Israel, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew"
By Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski (at https://themelios.thegospelcoalition.org) This English translation of Konradt’s 2007 WUNT monograph, Israel, Kirche und die Völker im Matthäusevangelium, circles around several critical Matthean issues in exploring the relationship...
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Book Review: Gospel Clarity: Challenging the New Perspective on Paul, by Ligon Duncan and William B. Barcley
By Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski (at www.9marks.org) “When will it become clear to the geocentrists?” So asks N. T. Wright in his book Justification, likening those who hold the “old perspective” on Paul’s gospel to anyone who insists that the sun revolves around the earth...
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"I will save my people from their sins" – The influence of Ezekiel 36-37 on Matthew 1
Matthean scholars are nearly unanimous that LXX Psalm 129:8 [MT 130:8] is the allusive background to Matthew 1:21 notwithstanding formidable semantic differences. Ezekiel 36:28b-29a; 37:23b, however, provides a more convincing and more fruitful conceptual background...
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"Take up and Read!" Helpful Thoughts for Reading Your Bible
By Nicholas Piotrowski (on https://northsideindy.wordpress.org) St. Augustine (354–430) is commonly considered the greatest of the Church Fathers. He was certainly the most influential. He not only summed up the excellent teachers before him, but also cultivated new...
read moreThat Was a God Thing
I’m sure we have all heard someone say at least once in our lives “that was a God thing” or something similar. There are books with that as a title, many sermons with that phrase as the series title, and even videos that you can watch which share many stories that are...
read moreFrom the Navy to Crossroads: Getting to Know Richard Green
A Word from Your CBC Team: With this blog post, we officially and publicly welcome Richard Green to the Crossroads Bible College Team. We won’t tell you what Richard’s role is…but if you read his entire post, you’ll find out directly from Richard! All Glory to God...
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Riding in God’s Wagon
A Word from Your CBC Team: With this blog post, we officially and publicly welcome David Selvey to the Crossroads Bible College Team. We won’t tell you what David’s role is…but if you read his entire post, you’ll find out directly from David! My Wagon Ride with Christ...
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"The Big Decision" Sermon By Dr. Ware at College Park
"The Big Decision" By Dr. Ware on 7/17/16. Part of a sermon series entitled "A Tale of Two Kingdoms" At College Park Church in Indianapolis Indiana. https://www.yourchurch.com/sermon/the-big-decision/
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Moody Radio Interviews Dr. Ware Following the Dallas Ambush
Moody Radio "New Day Indy" interviews Dr. Charles Ware on the topic of the Dallas Shooting. (Source: www.moodyradio.org/indiana)
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The Gospel for Everyday Life
A Word from Bob: David Jenkins of Equipping You in Grace interviewed me on his podcast about Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives. You can go to Dave’s site to listen to the podcast interview here. You can read the manuscript of the interview here:...
read more3 Portraits of Biblical Counseling 101
Starting this August 2016, you will have two convenient opportunities to enroll in Crossroads Bible College’s foundational biblical counseling course: BCE 101: Biblical Counseling 1—Theology: How Christ Changes Lives. I’ll share more about those two opportunities in a...
read moreI Thought I Knew…
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my first day in class as an official “Crossroads Bible College student.” I had told myself constantly, “I really don’t need schooling to learn more about the Bible.” Within three years of being a believer, I have already...
read moreA Call to Character
In the midst of this election cycle, one of the more perplexing matters is the number of people who profess they adhere to Christian principles not only supporting Donald Trump but holding him up as a model of leadership. The issue is a question of character. Yet,...
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Preach the Word: The Divine Antivirus for Cultural Corruption
Dr. A Charles Ware The Divine Antivirus for Cultural Corruption 2 Timothy 3:1-4:5 C & S Ministries
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"The Flesh Attack: Dealing with the Flesh by Being Filled with the Holy Spirit"
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"The Flesh Attack: Dealing with the Enemy Positively"
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"The Flesh Attack: Dealing with the Enemy Negatively"
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"The Flesh Attack: The Enemy Discerned"
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"The Flesh Attack: The Enemy Defined"
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"Is there Not a Cause?" Graduation Message 2013
[media-downloader media_id="122" texts="Download Here"] Dr. A Charles Ware Presented at Crossroads Bible College Graduation 2013
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"Reaching All Nations"
[media-downloader media_id="118" texts="Download Here"] Dr. A Charles Ware Presented at Crossroads Bible College Indianapolis Indiana 8/26/2004
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"A Call to Leadership is a Call to Character"
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Message: Special Forces For the Savior
[media-downloader media_id="111" texts="Download Here"] Dr. A Charles ware Presented at Shadow Mountain Bible Conference August 8th, 2010
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"Embrace the Truth" – Dr. Charles Ware
Teaching to Transform Dr. A Charles Ware "Embrace the Truth" - 01/26-27/2006 at ACSI Burmingham [media-downloader media_id="105" texts="Download Here"] C & S Ministries 3110 Carrol Rd. Indianapolis Indiana 46235...
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Over 80 Free PowerPoint Slides for Teaching Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ
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read moreThe Importance of Being Incarnational
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s...
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24-Page Lesson Outline for Teaching Gospel-Centered Counseling: How to Care Like Christ
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read moreSo Great a Salvation: A 2-Page Illustrative Summary of Our Complete Salvation in Christ
So Great a Salvation: Four Primary Results of Our Union with Christ Imagine the vilest offender. As cruel as Hitler, depraved as Manson, corrupt as Jack the Ripper. Desperately wicked. Self-deceived. Anti-social. Amoral. Mr. Mass Murderer. The day his trial begins,...
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read moreUrban Apologetics: The Rejection of Biblical Realities
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the third in a series of posts by Professor Hosea Baxter on Urban Apologetics. You can read Part 1 at: Urban Apologetics: Answering Their Questions. And you can read Part 2 at: Urban Apologetics: Sex-Offenders as...
read more3 Biblical Portraits of a Disciple-Maker
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: Today’s blog by Pastor Andrew Rogers (who serves as an adjunct professor for Crossroads) was first posted at the College Park Church blog site. Crossroads is reposting it with permission of Pastor Rogers and College Park Church. You...
read moreLet Crossroads Fan Your Flame for Christ
One of my favorite quotes comes from C. T. Studd, who said: “When I die, I want all of Hell to throw a banquet in my honor that I am no longer in the fight for Christ.” His prayer was that hell would be relieved for him to go to heaven, because he was impacting lost...
read moreCrossroads: For Serious Students of God’s Word
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: Brandon Sutton is a graduate of Crossroads Bible College. He now serves as the Senior Pastor of Blue Ridge Christian Union Church in Shelbyville. He is also the Executive Director at the Grace House Ministries, a Christ-centered men’s...
read more10 Attributes of God in Isaiah 6:1-7: Systematic Theology, Part 2
A Word from Your CBC Team: Dr. Piotrowski’s focus in his CBC blogs are on relating theology to life. His first post was Action Without Faith Is Impossible: Systematic Theology, Part 1. 10 Attributes of the Holy One of Israel Did you know that in seven little verses...
read moreGetting to Know Annetta Coleman
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: At Crossroads Bible College, we believe that people who are committed to and dependent upon Christ are what’s most important about any educational institution. It’s with this conviction in mind that we’ve created this Crossroads Bible...
read moreUniquely Qualified: Crossroads Bible College Fort Wayne
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: For the past four years, Jeanne Crafton has served Crossroads as Director of our Fort Wayne campus. Students know Jeanne as much more than an admissions counselors, or advisor, or recruiter; they know Jeanne as a friend, encourager,...
read moreCelebrate With Us!: ABHE Accreditation
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: This February, The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) informed Crossroads that we had received our 10-year Reaffirmation of Accreditation. Our process toward reaffirmation involved the disciplined work of many people—all...
read moreHow to Connect with People from a Different Culture
Here I am at last on the airplane heading to New Delhi, India. What would I encounter when I disembarked from this flight? How would the ladies that I was going to teach receive me? Would I be able to connect with them on a personal level? These were some of...
read moreWhen It Doesn’t Add Up: An Easter Reflection
I looked at the readout on the gas pump and did some quick calculations in my head. I’d borrowed the car from a friend. It was a 20-year-old, black Buick. One gallon of gas could probably only push the eight-foot hood about fifteen miles. It was a little over...
read more4 Wonderful Effects of Our Incredible Resurrection Hope
Load-bearing walls support the weight of the house. You don’t take those down, because if you do the house will come tumbling down. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the load-bearing wall of Christianity. If you take the resurrection of Jesus Christ out, all of...
read moreWhat to Say After the Prayer
A friend comes to you hurting. You express care, you pray... What next? A member of your church small group shares after a meeting that about a significant struggle with a besetting sin. You pray. What next? Be Equipped by Crossroads at College Park Church:...
read moreA Gospel Reception
How do you respond when somebody has wronged you? Better yet, how does the gospel inform you in your response? The temptation for each one of us is to respond to the person by giving ourselves to bitterness, seeking revenge, and calling for justice. The Gospel...
read moreDr. Ware to Speak on Racial Reconciliation at Faith Church
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: The following “Media Advisory” was released by Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana to announce to the public that President Ware would be speaking at Faith on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Faith East is located at 5526 State Road 26 East,...
read moreA Beautiful Mind: George Washington Carver
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the sixth post in a series of blogs we are writing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal, Dr. Kellemen, Professor Baxter,...
read moreThe House that Buck Built
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the fifth post in a series of blogs we are writing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal, Dr. Kellemen, Professor Baxter,...
read moreBlack History as American History
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the fourth post in a series of blogs we are writing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal, Dr. Kellemen, Professor Baxter,...
read more4 Portraits of Gospel-Centered Black Church History: Lemuel Haynes
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the third post in a series of blogs we are writing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal, Dr. Kellemen, Professor Baxter,...
read moreColor Me Love: My Personal Journey
Celebrating Black History Month A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the second post in a series of blogs we are writing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal,...
read moreCelebrating Black History Month: The God-Created Worth of All People
A Word from Your Crossroads Team: You’re reading the first post in a series of blogs we are sharing on the topic of Celebrating Black History Month. During our series in February, you’ll enjoy posts from Dr. Park, Dr. Ware, Dr. Badal, Dr. Kellemen, Professor Baxter,...
read moreWe Still Have Dreams: Hope in the Midst of Cultural Storms
Auld Lang Syne It seems like no matter how much hope chimes in the New Year; despair is riding under her garments of celebration. As each ear rings in the year with Auld Lang Syne, the apocalypse is whispering, “It ain’t necessarily so.” Dr. King and his...
read more2016 State of the College Address
Last night, the President of the United States delivered his State of the Union address. Also last night, the Governor of Indiana delivered his State of the State address. Today, in this blog post, I want to share with you my State of the Crossroads Bible...
read moreWhat to Do After the Hug: Being Equipped to Care Like Christ
A Word from Dr. Kellemen: In September, we announced that the Biblical Counseling & Discipleship degree program will be offered at College Park Church (2606 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN). You can read our original announcement at Be Equipped: Crossroads Bible...
read moreAction Without Faith Is Impossible: Systematic Theology, Part 1
I’m thrilled to contribute to the CBC blog. I want my contribution to focus on Systematic Theology. Systematic Theology: Why It Matters I’m sure you’ve heard of “Systematic Theology” before. No doubt, somewhere in your Christian life someone has dropped that...
read moreUrban Apologetics: Sex-Offenders as Ex-Offenders
A Word from Your CBC Team: You’re reading the second in a series of posts by Professor Hosea Baxter on Urban Apologetics. You can read Part 1 at: Urban Apologetics: Answering Their Questions. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation… (2 Corinthians 5:17) ...
read moreEarn a BS in Biblical Counseling in Just Two Years
Crossroads Bible College, one of College Park Church’s local outreach partners, is pleased to announce that it will be offering their Biblical Counseling and Discipleship program at College Park Church (2606 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana) beginning the...
read moreDr. Kellemen Moves to Full-Time at Crossroads Bible College
A Word from Your CBC Team: We are excited to announce that effective October 1, 2015, Dr. Bob Kellemen has moved from 50%-time to full-time at Crossroads Bible College as Vice President of Institutional Development and Chair of the Biblical Counseling and...
read moreShelter from the Coming Storm
When I was a kid, I used to feel I’d been born a century or two late. In the second-to-last decade of the 20th century, things seemed to be going downhill fast. AIDS was terrifying the nation. Scientists were just beginning to realize how much we’d messed up the...
read moreBe Equipped: Crossroads Bible College at College Park Church
Discipleship is a hot topic in the evangelical church today and rightfully so. In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus gives us this command: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and...
read moreUrban Apologetics: Answering Their Questions
What questions are we answering? I remember responding to a student on one occasion after listening to him expound upon a question I had asked. I was attempting to be entertaining and gentle when I responded, “That was an excellent rejoinder to a question I did not...
read more3 Biblical Principles from Charleston
Twenty-one-year-old Dylann Roof, a white man, sat through a Bible study on June 17th at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Around 9 p.m. he fatally shot nine black members of the church! Roof uttered some racist comments before killing his nine...
read moreAn American Dilemma
Deconstructing the Culture It seems like as a nation, we are in the summer of our discontent. Ethnic friction is at an all-time high. As we add Baltimore and Cleveland to a list of cities that have grabbed our attention due to racial strife, it should be easy for us...
read moreConfident and Competent Pastoral Counseling
Ask any pastor (as numerous surveys have done) what is the most difficult and even intimidating aspect of their ministry, and they will tell you “pastoral counseling.” Any opportunity I get, I love equipping pastors for pastoral counseling. Sometimes that involves an...
read moreYour CBC Faculty: Impacting Our Multiethnic Urban World for Christ
When you think of your Crossroads Bible College faculty, the first image that comes to your mind is likely of that of a professor engaging a classroom full of students. That’s certainly central to our calling. However, your CBC faculty also ministers worldwide through...
read moreDr. Piotrowski Reviews: Wages of Cross-Bearing and Debt of Sin
Crossroads Bible College Professor, Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski, reviews the book Wages of Cross-Bearing and Debt of Sin: The Economy of Heaven in Matthew’s Gospel by Nathan Eubank in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS). This review is re-posted at...
read moreCan We Talk: The Dangers of Black Culture
I am calling for a serious conversation among African American pastors and other leaders about the hazards of our culture. I believe there is a need for a summit to address the devastating impact it’s having on our people. Ideally, these summits must start locally in...
read more8 Principles of GRACE Relationships
An Unusual Counseling Session A surprising response to a question I asked created in me a hunger to grow in biblical discernment in regards to race relations within the church. Almost forty years ago, I was confronted with a question that surprised me at the time. I...
read more“Cross-Cultural”—What Comes to Mind?
A Word from Our CBC Team: Today’s blog was first posted at the Biblical Counseling Coalition’s Grace & Truth blog site. CBC is re-posting it with the permission of the BCC and of Lilly Park. You can also read the original post at the BCC’s site here. More Than We...
read moreMarriage: To Reflect, Not Complete
A Word from Your CBC Team: This blog was originally posted at Theron St. John’s blog site. We are re-posting it at our site with Theron’s permission. You can also read the original post at Theron’s site here. Our Culture’s View of Marriage Now, while I am currently...
read moreThe DREAMER, the Dream, the Nightmare, and Hope
As many of us think about Black History Month, our minds germinate in the many accomplishments of African Americans. We celebrate the advances in civil rights that are a blessing to every citizen of the United States. We all enjoy the technological and literary...
read moreCelebrating the Heroes of Black Church History: Daniel Alexander Payne
Learning from the Founding Fathers of the Black Church Historians of American history frequently emphasize our “founding fathers.” Politically speaking, they highlight white males like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine,...
read moreCelebrating the Heroes of Black Church History: The Rev. Lemuel Haynes
A Christ-Centered Ministry: “The Black Puritan” Lemuel Haynes offers a remarkable example of African American ministerial modeling. Born at West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1753, of a white mother and a black father, Haynes lived his entire eighty years in...
read moreCelebrating the Heroes of Black Church History: Maria Stewart
It’s 1831 and in the culture of her day, Maria Stewart has four strikes against her... Four Strikes Against Her… She is Black; she is female; she is young; and she is widowed—in era where all four designations were horribly disrespected and dishonored. Yet, Maria...
read moreFerguson: The Color of Truth, Part II
One of the last statements I made in Part 1 of my article, Ferguson: The Color of Truth, is foundational to this second conversation and cannot be taken for granted. That question was: “Do we really want racial healing” as it relates to our social divide? I am...
read moreThe Year of Gospel-Centered Living
As 2015 begins, many of us make resolutions for the new year. Some even do so with a “theme.” I’ve never been one for new year’s resolutions—themed or theme-less. However, in 2015, I’m making an exception. For me, by Christ’s grace, I want 2015 to be: The Year of...
read moreGetting to Know a CBC Alum: Theron St. John
At Crossroads Bible College, we believe that people who are committed to and dependent upon Christ are what’s most important about any educational institution. It’s with this conviction in mind that we’ve created this Crossroads Bible College series Getting to Know…...
read moreFerguson: The Color of Truth, Part 1—The Conversation
It was November 25, 2014, as I found myself having the “Ferguson” conversation with a young African-American female. She stated that she was not surprised by the decision of the grand jury. For her, the issue culminated in another wasted black life at the hands of an...
read moreGetting to Know Our Dean of Administration, Marcus Schrader
At Crossroads Bible College, we believe that people who are committed to and dependent upon Christ are what’s most important about any educational institution. It’s with this conviction in mind that we’ve created this Crossroads Bible College series Getting to Know…...
read moreChristmas Is About Resurrection
Christmas is an easy holiday to hijack. Just look around. This time of year there is a lot more that has nothing to do with Jesus than does. But we keep our own heads with sayings like “Jesus is the reason for the season.” Have you ever asked yourself, however, “What...
read moreGod’s Strength Displayed Through Our Weakness
In February 1998, our family entered into another cultural world that would forever change our lives and ministry. Although we were Bible college graduates, seasoned ministers, committed to sound doctrine and biblical discipleship, we had no idea of the world we were...
read moreGetting to Know Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski
At Crossroads Bible College, we believe that people who are committed to and dependent upon Christ are what’s most important about any educational institution. It’s with this conviction in mind that we’ve created this Crossroads Bible College series Getting to Know…....
read moreThe Bible: Our Primary Textbook for Life
As I write, I’m thinking about all students at Crossroads Bible College, but especially about the person who is just now considering becoming a CBC student. As I think about that new or “prospective” student, some important questions go through my mind. Question like:...
read more5 Reasons I’m Excited to Minister with Crossroads Bible College
I am honored to serve at Crossroads Bible College as Vice President of Institutional Development and Chairman of the Biblical Counseling Department. Here are 5 reasons I’m excited to minister with Crossroads Bible College… 1. CBC Matches My Calling: Church and...
read moreEducation for Exultation (Excerpt)
Note: The following resource originally appeared on DesiringGod.org. You can read the original resource in its entirety here. Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord himself is...
read moreLoving Gangs, Loving People in the Bahamas
John Rolle: Student Feature “We have to love our neighbors with our heart, mind and soul & NO GAPS!”, John Rolle a Pastoral Leadership student proclaimed. A thick accent and grey, tinged dred locks make him noticeable, but it is John’s drive and passion for...
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